Students Are Now Leading the Resistance to Austerity in Puerto Rico Students Are Now Leading the Resistance to Austerity in Puerto Rico
Some $40 billion of the island’s debt could be illegal—so why is the government shutting down the audit commission?
Apr 27, 2017 / StudentNation / Ed Morales
Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color
The work that the NoVo Foundation wants to fund is already happening, though it may not yet have the benefit of big-foundation money.
Apr 26, 2017 / StudentNation / Dani McClain
‘Sports Illustrated’ Gets Everything About Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X Wrong ‘Sports Illustrated’ Gets Everything About Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X Wrong
The magazine asks, “What if Muhammad Ali had never met Malcolm X?” The answer is disturbing.
Apr 24, 2017 / Dave Zirin
The First 100 Days of Resistance Restored Our Faith in Democracy The First 100 Days of Resistance Restored Our Faith in Democracy
But progressives must continue to take to the streets—and push Democrats to offer a real alternative.
Apr 24, 2017 / Editorial / John Nichols
Letters From the May 8/15, 2017, Issue Letters From the May 8/15, 2017, Issue
Solidarity with striking Harvard workers… Health care for all!… What is feminism?… Resisting the right wing… America’s perpetual wars…
Apr 20, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers
Bye-Bye, Bill O’Reilly Bye-Bye, Bill O’Reilly
On and off screen, Bill O’Reilly helped create the sexist, racist, right-wing culture that was the Fox News brand.
Apr 19, 2017 / Joan Walsh
As the Rest of Us Pay Our Taxes, Demand That Wall Street Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share As the Rest of Us Pay Our Taxes, Demand That Wall Street Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share
The Trump administration wants to give the 1 percent even more of a break.
Apr 18, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
At Resistance School, Trump-Era Activists Learn To Get Down to the Roots of Things At Resistance School, Trump-Era Activists Learn To Get Down to the Roots of Things
Only by learning how to communicate our values can we plausibly enact them in the world.
Apr 18, 2017 / Sophia Sadinsky
What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed
A new book on the antebellum period captures the dangers of confusing self-improvement with institutional change.
Apr 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple
The First Registered Woman to Run the Boston Marathon Is Running Again Today—50 Years Later The First Registered Woman to Run the Boston Marathon Is Running Again Today—50 Years Later
A true trailblazer is finally getting her due.
Apr 17, 2017 / Dave Zirin